Fun with Papa and ShaSha (aka YaYa)

We spent Saturday and Sunday with my parents and had a terrific time.  Nathan hasn't been there in so long he wasn't even able to pull up last time we visited.  I was a bit worried since the house isn't baby proof, but our little man put on his listening ears and listened sooooo well!  He was curious and toddled around CONSTANTLY checking out all the doors, door stops

hallways, every nook and cranny, all the hardware on the cabinets and furniture, and of course mom's fake flowers.  He loved the fake rose bush and I wish I'd gotten pictures of it, but for the first time, he showed us the sign for flower!  He puts his finger to his nose.  It was absolutely adorable.  Smart boy, that's not a sign we've worked on, just one he's seen me do a time or two.  

At any rate, the time with mom and dad was great.  We went for two LONG walks which Bailey absolutely loved.  She's able to walk off leash and sniff to her hearts content.  She never gets too far ahead of the family though (maybe 20 feet) and constantly stops to wait for us to catch up.  So sweet.

We ate wonderful food (more on that to come), played some great games, played with the little man, Bailey went for a swim in the 38 degree weather, Nathan had a fabulous time, and I was able to relax a bit while mom and dad played with both their grandkids (Nathan and Bailey, the grandpup).  

One of the highlights of the weekend was opening a box of my old toys.  Some were from my childhood, and some from my toddlerhood.  It was fun to hear mom tell the stories of them, and to look at others and remember playing with them, or pictures of me playing with them.  Some I got on my first birthday.  Mom cleaned them up and Nathan had a ball with them!

Playing with Papa 

Papa says, "my grandpup needs a little lovin' too!"

We learned another fun game as well.  I was in the bathroom trying to get enjoy a peaceful moment of solitude when Nathan starts beating at the door. So, I decided to stick my fingers under the door.  Nathan found this incredibly amusing and kept grabbing my fingers.  Then he'd look under the door and stick his hand under it.  We played this game on multiple occasions over the weekend.  The funny thing was he would walk over the the bathroom door and look for fingers coming out from under it.  HAHAHA!  Here are some pics of him playing with ShaSha's fingers.

Of course, Bailey had to get in on the game as well.

Mom bought Nathan a night light that has a snowman roasting marshmallow over a camp fire.  The bulb heats up the water and makes something bubble and Nathan was enamored by this!!!  He loved it and looked at it for quite some time with mom.

I also learned, that my dad wants a picture of Nathan for the desktop of his computer... his criteria... walking (because he's a boy and doesn't crawl any more), looking at the camera, and smiling.  Well, I realized how incredibly difficult this is because either he grabs the camera or...

he's not looking and I don't get his feet... or...

he's holding a door stop not smiling...

or he's holding a shoe, making an awful face, and happens to have his fly down...

or Bailey gets in a shot that would have otherwise been perfect. 

 Oh well, sorry dad, I'll try again next time